dELiA*s, the teen girl clothing retailer that provided catalogs worth of aspirational outfits for young women to pore over in the nineties and early aughts, has begun rolling out details about their highly anticipated August 6 bounce-back from bankruptcy. Don’t let this win for nostalgia lull you into a false sense of… »7/30/15 6:00pm Thursday 6:00pm

It’s been a rough year for retailer J. Crew. The brand has suffered plummeting sales in large part because of its slow and steady move away from affordability and recently laid off 175 employees, including head designer Tom Mora. In an attempt to stop the proverbial bleeding, J. Crew announced that it will launch a… »7/11/15 1:30pm 7/11/15 1:30pm

The latest in American Apparel’s retail struggle is that the company is shutting down several of its U.S. stores and laying people off as part of “cost-cutting measures.” »7/06/15 4:45pm 7/06/15 4:45pm

According to a new report, Zara—the “fast fashion” clothing company that’s recently come into the spotlight after its general counsel sued for discrimination and retaliation—has a deeply-embedded culture of racial profiling. Surprise, surprise. »6/24/15 10:10am 6/24/15 10:10am

Abercrombie continues to fumble around for a turnaround plan. The grand irony? In this era of reclaimed wood and plaid shirts and Edison bulbs and boots apparently ordered from a 1922 Sears & Roebuck catalog, it would be a great time for old-school grandpa we-outfitted-Hemingway-or-whatever Abercrombie! »6/22/15 7:50pm 6/22/15 7:50pm

“Be a nice person at work,” Sophia Amoruso writes in her 2014 book #GIRLBOSS, a combination memoir and self-help book for hungry millennial feminists looking to get ahead in life and business. “If you are a total terror to work with, no one will want to keep you around. And the worst kind of mean is selective mean—the… »6/17/15 11:30am 6/17/15 11:30am

Since normcore was a swing and a miss, Gap is currently doing some frantic soul-searching. But meanwhile, low-cost corporate little sister Old Navy is having her moment in the sun. »5/19/15 7:00pm 5/19/15 7:00pm

The magic of childhood imagination is no match for New York real estate prices. Toy store FAO Schwarz announced that it will close its famed Fifth Avenue location. The store, which has been at the famous midtown location for 30 years, said they could no longer afford the rent. It’s a sad loss for New York’s tourists… »5/16/15 3:15pm 5/16/15 3:15pm

In honor of Earth Day, sustainable retailer Reformation has launched two very cool planet-friendly initiatives: a tool called Refscale that explains the environmental impact of each item sold on the website, and a “Low Carb Collection,” designed to require a minimal quantity of CO2 for production. »4/22/15 4:10pm 4/22/15 4:10pm

I purchased pairs on pairs on pairs of Victoria's Secret panties when I was young and knew nothing about my body or comfort. All of them pierced deep into the flesh of my hips and lower belly, and sagged in the ass. Deeply painful memories. What I didn't know then (besides what decent underwear could look and feel… »3/27/15 9:30am 3/27/15 9:30am

It's a sad day for Piperlime fans, i.e., people who like the idea of Zappos but not the low price point. Gap Inc. is officially shutting down the online retailer, instead choosing to focus on their more popular brands like Banana Republic and Athleta. »1/26/15 3:15pm 1/26/15 3:15pm

BuzzFeed reports that C. Wonder, which always looked less like a business than an attempt by Christopher Burch to troll his ex-wife Tory, filed for bankruptcy today. The chain is liquidating its last four stories (all of them in NYC); stop by if you're in the market for some whimsically embroidered velvet loafers. »1/22/15 5:40pm 1/22/15 5:40pm

Much has been written in recent years about the decline of Abercrombie & Fitch. The retailer has gone from producing the must-wear apparel of teens to a company desperately trying to convince people they're cool. So what better way to represent their age issues than to depict them as a shirtless man wearing A&F jeans… »1/22/15 11:10am 1/22/15 11:10am